Chapter 34

Peter stood outside the gate of vimpar castle and looked with a smile at a dozen cavalry and the red gold cross flag of church servants coming towards him with a faint deterrent.

Lorraine and Dalton kand, who acted as temporary guards, stood on both sides of the old man, carrying a sword handle in their right hand, vigilant against the dust rolled up by horseshoes and footsteps not far away.

"Shall I call the others?" asked the black wizard motionless.

"No, we're here to welcome the guests, Dalton." the old man's tone was very relaxed and waved his hand to Loren. There was no tension in his expression: "loosen the sword, boy. They are the servants of the Holy Cross. Those pious good people won't treat me like an old man!"

Lauren smiled awkwardly at the corners of his mouth. Although he didn't know where the old man's self-confidence came from, since the other party had said so, he didn't have the reason to stick to it.

What's more, it's vimpal here. Even the church can't be arrogant enough to kill here.

The surrounded cavalry and servants stopped. A thin young priest in golden red church uniform came out, walked to Peter about ten meters away with a nearly rigid face, and nodded slightly:

"In the name of the church and the bishop of fabion, greetings to you, your excellency Peter, Dean of vimpar."

"Please also say hello to Lord Fabian for me, and may the Holy Cross protect him."

The kind old man also smiled and paid tribute to each other: "I don't know what to call you?"

"I'm just a humble servant and loyal believer of the Holy Cross and Lord Fabien." although the young priest said very humbly, people couldn't hear the slightest gentleness: "you just need to call me Francis."

"Well, now that the two sides have exchanged greetings with each other, let's get down to business." the young priest then opened his mouth: "the Bishop's order to me is urgent, and I don't want to delay any time."

"Right here?" Peter was surprised and extended his hand behind him enthusiastically. "Why don't you go in and sit down? Let's entertain you from afar."

"Thank you for your invitation, but no need." the young priest refused without thinking: "if I came alone, of course, I would be very happy to accept your invitation."

"But... As an emissary of the church, my identity prevents me from stepping into such a place suspected of blasphemy, and it is impossible to accept the invitation and hospitality of a wizard. Therefore, it is difficult to obey."

Really... I don't hide it at all. Loren's eyes flickered behind him. Although the other party's attitude was much better than that of father Anthony, the contempt and hatred were completely from the inside out and from the heart.

Although he had long known that the other party was not good, the young priest was somewhat beyond Loren's expectation. And the other party sent such a person, the purpose and intention are also very obvious.

"I think you should also know what Lord Fabian sent me for, your excellency." before the old man spoke, the young priest named Francis spoke directly: "father Anthony of Gumu town died miserably in the church three days ago, which is a shocking thing in the whole Duke!"

"More importantly, in fact, not long ago, your college sent a wizard apprentice to deal with the ghouls in Gumu town. After a priest died, he promised that Gumu town was no longer in danger. We have reason to suspect that father Anthony relaxed his vigilance because he believed too much in the apprentice's promise!"

"It's just a misunderstanding," Peter replied directly, "father Anthony's accident is regrettable, but it has absolutely nothing to do with our apprentice."

"Are you saying that vimpal college is not going to be responsible for this?" the young priest asked sharply, "or do you think the church is setting you up?"

Threatening voices echoed outside the castle gate, but a peaceful atmosphere seemed to have solidified.

"... I absolutely don't mean that." the old man, who was silent for a moment, still kept his last smile and incomparable patience: "please rest assured, Lord Fabian, that vimpal college has never forgotten its duty."

"I also hope you remember what the duty is, otherwise the church can't tolerate a wizard college to appear on the land of the Holy Cross. If vimpal college can't reflect its own value, if there is still anything involving blasphemy in the Duke's territory, even the Duke himself will not continue to guarantee you!"

"And please don't forget that up to now, you haven't given us a statement about the wild dog village - the whole village evaporated overnight. Many believers suspect that those poor villagers have been turned into sacrifices for their evil faith by some heretics!"

"The kind Lord Fabian believes in your promise and does not accuse the Duke of this matter, which is the maximum tolerance for vimpar college. If there is another time, such as any similar appalling event, the people who will come here will not be just below, but..."

"Even if Lord Fabian comes in person, I am sure enough to promise him that there will never be a second time!"

Peter, who spoke suddenly, interrupted the young priest, which made him somewhat angry. But before he could scold, the old man suddenly came forward, which made him subconsciously step back two steps.

"And please convey to Lord Fabian that we will thoroughly investigate the cause of father Anthony's death, and find out the whole incident, and the results will certainly satisfy him!"

"I, I will convey to Lord Fabian!" the young priest, who stared wide and was afraid from the bottom of his heart for some reason, quickly said, "but please be sure to abide by the agreement, because the church will never let go of any villain who attempts to desecrate the Holy Cross, and the sacrifice of father Anthony will be revealed!"

"We all hope so." then the smiling old man stretched out his right hand to the young priest. The other party shook hands with Peter as if he had lost his God, and then walked back to the team behind him.

Beautiful, Lauren couldn't help sighing like this.

Dean Peter, who had been patient all the time, forced the other party back by "surprise" until the end, so that the bad priests could only leave in this way without taking any advantage - saving the face of the college and the whole college itself.

Of course, vimpal college is still responsible for father Anthony's death, which cannot be changed. Once it is not handled well, the result will not be very optimistic.

But anyway, Peter bought time for the college and gave things room to slow down. In the current situation, it can't be better.

Until the team of the Holy Cross Church left vimpal castle, the old man breathed a long sigh of relief, and his eyes showed an extremely tired and helpless look: "Dalton, go and gather all the apprentices and their mentors in the auditorium of the college."

"This matter can no longer be solved casually. I have a hunch that Fabian wants to take this opportunity to ban us at once, and he will never be willing to rest!" the old man's tone is very firm: "we need to unite the strength of the whole college to survive this crisis."

As soon as Dalton nodded, he turned and left. Lauren, who noticed his eyes, followed him and walked towards the main castle of the college.

Just as he left the gate, Dalton suddenly stopped and pressed Lauren's shoulder: "go back now and tell ain and Isaac that none of you are allowed to leave the North Tower!"

"I am ordering you as a mentor, Apprentice - no matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave until I come back!"